English & Urdu Translation of Khusro 298

                                              Ghazal 298


Persian:  Rukh e gul khush ast o az way rukhat aey nigaar khshtar
              Cheh bawad gulay keh rooyat zay do sad bahaar khushtar
Urdu:      Rukh e gul hay khush toe us say hay too aey nigaar khushtar
              Teri shakl balkeh aey jaan hay zay sad bahaar khushtar

English:=== You're prettier, darling, than any rose
                  And this in the garden everyone knows
                                                  -

Persian:  Cheh rawam ba baagh o bustaan, chun gulay ba to namaanad
              Zay gulay keh bai to beenam ba do deeda khaar khushtar
Urdu:      Naheen too ager wahaan toe haen na baagh o boostaan kuchh
              Keh teray baghaer aankhoun maen hay gul say khaar khushtar

English:=== So when in the park you aren't there
                  Even with the flowers, it looks so bare
                                                  - 

Persian:  Ba yakay sukhan keh gooie ba ziad dobaara murda
              Keh zay aab e zindagaani do labat dobaara khushtar
Urdu:      Teri ik sukhan say howay hay dobaara zinda murda
              Keh zay aab e Khizr do lab haen teray dobaara khushtar

English:=== Of life your mouth is the fountainhead
                  Your kiss can raise a man from the dead
                                                -

Persian:  Munam o shabay o baa dil hama shab hikaayat e o
              Keh gham e daraaz guftan ba shabaan e taar khushtar
Urdu:      Hama shab teri hikayat kahi maen nay dil say apnay
              Keh hay gham bohat sa kehna ba shabaan e taar khushtar

English:=== In the dark of night when I'm alone
                  I think of you only, and moan and groan
                                                -

Persian:  Chun rawam ba khaak, jaanam kunad een sukhan ba hasrat
              Keh bar een tan e zameeni reh e aan sawaar khushtar
Urdu:      Mujhay khaak maen rahay ga bohat intazaar us ka
              Keh meray tan e zameeni pay hay raah e yaar khushtar

English:=== And after I die and go to my grave
                  For you I wait, and pine, and crave
                                              -

Persian:  Gham e hijr raast zoaqay keh ba wasf e kas niaayad
              To ager sharaab khaari, zay maiyat khumaar khushtar
Urdu:      Mujhay day sharaab saqi, tujhay kuin hay fikr e farda
              Teri mai ager milay toe hay mujhay khumaar khushtar

English:=== But as of now, I happen to think
                  I should go to the bar and have a drink
                                              -

Persian:  Chun ghulaam e tust KHUSRO, ziad o bamurd, faryaad
              To az een do gooie paishat keh kidaam kaar khushtar
Urdu:      Hua jab say taera KHUSRO hay ghulaam aek, us ko
              Naheen bandagi say taeri koie aur kaar khushtar

English:=== But being your KHUSRO and a faithful slave
                  For you even there I'll yearn and crave
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